Open AccessEthnopharmacology of selected Herbal plants used in Hypolipidemic complications
Author(s) -
Aseem Sharma,
Gajraj Singh,
Krishna Kumar Tripathi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of phytopharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-480X
DOI - 10.31254/phyto.2012.1102
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperlipidemia , nausea , traditional medicine , medicinal plants , skin irritation , antioxidant , irritation , pharmacology , dermatology , surgery , diabetes mellitus , biology , immunology , biochemistry , endocrinology
The plant kingdom is a wide field to search for natural effective oral hypolipidemic agents that have slight or no side effects. The search for natural substances with hypolipidemic effects is therefore desirable, particularly in countries with a persistent incidence of hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular diseases. The consumption of synthetic drugs leads to hyperurecemia, diarrhoea, nausea, myositis, gastric irritation, flushing, dry skin and abnormal liver function. More recent ethnopharmacological studies shows these plants used in many parts of the world for the treatment of a number of diseases, e.g. as an hepatoprotective, hypotensive, hyperglycaemic, dibetes, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-tumor etc.